Cornelius vanderbilt



C. VANDERBLT, JR.

SHOE POLISHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. i920.

Patented 8, 1921.

nvm/roh Collius Ynderilt Jr' TTHNEYS CRNELS VANDERBILT, 3R., OF llljfl/Vl YORK, N. kY'.

To all whom t muy conce/m:

lle it known that l, Conneries Vanesa nini, Jr., a citizen oin the United States, and y a resident ci the city oiE New York, borough oit Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Shoelbolishing Device, or" which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

rl`his invention relatesfto improvementsin shoe polishing devices, an object of the invention being to provide a device of the character stated, which will be relatively small and compact so that it can be conveniently i carried in the pocket oic the user or in his while traveling, and provide an ever ready and convenient means for polishing the shoes.

A further object Vis to provide a device of the character stated having improved mounting for a polishing strip and improved mounting for brushes or daubers so that all ol.l saio. parts can be conveniently positioned :tor use, and when not desired ioruse will be eiilectually inclosed sothat the device kwill be neat and clean for handling and will not soil or injure other articles with which it may come in contact.

il tui-ther object is to provide a device of J..

iactured and sold at a reasonably low price, which will be strong and durable iny use, and which will most eiiiciently perform the functions lor which itis intended.

W ith these and other object-s in view the invention tonsists incertain novel features of rionstructiomand combinations and arrangements or' parts, as will he more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. v

l'n the accompanying drawingsA Figure l is a view mainly in longitudinal section, but partly in elevation, illustrating my improved polishing device.

2 is a view in transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

' F ig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the polishing strip and the assemblage supporting the saine.

My improved device comprises a cylindrical casing l which provides at its intermediate portion housing tor a strip 2 and at its open ends provides mounting for brushes or daubers 3, the latter adapted to be removed 'from the casing and used as independent parts or merelyinverted in position Application lec April if,

l carried in the vest pocket oi' the user.

the character stated which can be manu-k employed as daubers.

lt is Vthe purpose of my invention to make the device small as can be conveniently done, and while l have illustrated they de-` vice in rather exaggerated form, it is to be understood that it may be made as smallgor slightlyr larger than'an ordinary fountain pen so that the device can be conveniently lt is, ci? course, obvious that larger sizes may be made and the proportions varied to suit the conditions and desires oi" the trade.

` rllhe cylindrical or tubular casing lis prelierably made with an internal yannular shoulder fl which may be conveniently formed by 'forcing themetal of the vcasing inwardly, as indicated in Fig. l. rlhis shoulderl operetes as a stop to limit thel longitudinal movement of the strip assemblage indicated in perspective inl*1 ig. 8, and it is to be understood that this strip assemblage is madejas an entirety and inserted through' the yopen end of the casing until such movement is stopped by theshoulder l when thev strip assemblage will be in proper operative position.

The strip assemblage comprises a pair ot is secured at one end to the disk 5, as shownvr at il, and at its other end is secured to the tubular spindler 9, as shown at 12,so that it exerts a tension on the spindle tending to turn it in one direction.y The strip 2 1s wound on the spindle .9 and yits free end is casing l and is secured aroundk a rod 11i which forms a hand hold and also constitutes an enlargement oi greater diameter than the slot i3 to prevent the outer end oriy the strip Patentes ir'eb. e; ieei; 20. seriai no svirs.

projected through a slot 13 in the tubular tronibeing drawn within the tubular casing.r

ln assembling the device the stripfassemblage is first termed, as above indicated, and is yinserted longitudinally into the 'casing until the disk 5 engages the shoulder f4 when these disks 5 and 6 or one'oie. them may be rigidly iiXed in the casing by means of a drop or solder, or any other convenient securing means may be employed. rl`he end ot the strip 2 is then drawn outwardly through the slot 13, and this can be performed by the insertion ot a pin or other sharp instrument through the slot to engage the strip and draw it outwardly. v

In most cases, it will be necessary to draw out a short length of strip in order to put the spring 10 under tension, and then the strip is secured around the rod let and the extra material out oil so that the spring will function to coil the 'stripparound the spindle and draw the rod 'lll against the slot .13 so that the rod will be drawn against the casing and limit the movement of the strip.

VThe brushes or daubers 3 may be ol' the flountain type, such as illustrated, although, of course, it is obvious that l may employ brushes ot any type having cylindrical handle portions 15 of a diameter to snugly within the ends of the tubular casing` 1.

I have illustrated in section, one of these brushes or daubers in which a plunger 16 is locatedand operated by a screw 17 lhaving rotary mounting in the end of the brush and controlled -by means of a linger hold 1S on the outer end 'of the screw. Polish 19 in the form of paste is located between the plunger 16 and the bristles 20 of the brush and the plunger, when moved longitudinally in one direction, forces into the bristles a quantity of such paste for polishing purposes.

'The screw 17 and the plunger 16 are removable with a screw threaded cap or closure 21 at the end of the brush handle, so that a new supply ot' paste can be conveniently inserted as it may be necessary 'to do so. This cap 21 and the linger holdY 18 are preferably milled or roughened, as'shown in Fig. 1, for convenience in operation.

In operation, the dauber is used to spread paste over the shoes and the strip 2 is drawn out of the casing in anylength de sired and' used to polish the shoes in the ordinaryway. VVlVhen the strip is released, thespring 104 will coil the Vsaine around the spindle 9 and thus inclose the Asoiled strip so thatit cannot come in contact with other articles. Y

The brushes when not in use are inverted with thebristle ends loca-ted inside of the 50 casing as shown at the right of Fig. v1.

' It is desirable in most cases to provide two brushes or daubers so that one brush may be used for black polish and the other for tan, but, of course, the invention is not limited in this particular.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the invenat liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A polishing device ol the character stated, comprisinga tubular casing` having a longitudinal slot therein, a strip support located entirely within the casing and coinprising a pair of disks spaced apart, a inember connecting the dis-lts, a tubular spindle around said member between the disli" and holding the disks in spaced relationship, a coiled spring in the spindle secured at one end to one or the dislrs and at its other end to the'spindle, a strip wound around the spindle and secured at one end thereto and at its other end movable through the slot,

-and said strip support secured uf'ithin the casing.

2. r'polishing device or the character stated, comprising a tubular casing having a longitudinal slot therein, a strip support located entirely within the casing and com-Y prising a pair of disks spaced apart, a member connecting the disks, a tubular spindle around said member between tue disirs and holding the disks in spaced relationship, a coiled spring in the spindle secured at one end to one ol the disks and at its other end to the spindle, a strip wound around 'the spindle and secured at one end thereto and at its other end movable .through the slot. said strip support secured within the casing. and an internal shoulder in thecasing` holding the strip support against longitudinal movement in one direction.

lar shoulder in the casing adjacent one end of the slot, a polishing strip assemblage located entirely within the tubular casing and abutting said shoulder, said assemblage comprising a pair of cupped disks, a bolt connecting the disls, a tubi spindle around the bolt, a coiled spring around the bolt inside ot' the spindle, said spring secured at one end to one of 'the disks and at its o'=" end to the spindle, a polishing strip wound around the spindle and movable through the slot, and means on the outer end of the str when the latter is in position through the slot, limiting the inward movement olc the strip.

CORNELUS VANDERBLT, da. 

